Solution providers commenting on a Wall Street Journal report that storage giant EMC has held talks with HP and Dell said they would welcome an EMC merger with one of the enterprise data center infrastructure powers.

The release of the new Intel Xeon processor E5-2600/1600 v3 product family was accompanied by the introduction of new server lines from at least a dozen large and small server vendors looking to capitalize on the CPU's updated performance and efficiency.

Upon the opening of its new North American headquarters in Andover, Mass., energy management specialist Schneider Electric says it's looking to grow its U.S. business through new innovations in software, services and the Internet of Things.

XChange Solution Provider 2015 is finally upon us and the timing couldn't be better. The premier channel event is happening March 1-3 in Dallas, bringing together 225 solution provider decision makers from across North America. CRN is at the event to provide news, analysis and a firsthand take from partners.